Reunited with Joshua Bell and Dvorak with a Czech Accent Wednesday, February 15th Music Director Ludovic Morlot talks with KING FM’s Dave Beck about his experiences performing with this week’s guest artist at the Seattle Symphony: the superstar violinist Joshua Bell Joshua was named Music Director of
A WORLD PREMIERE FROM WHATEVERANDEVERAMEN. - Classical KING by Maggie Stapleton whateverandeveramen is a project-based ensemble dedicated to the performance of high quality choral literature of varied styles from all musical eras (check out some examples!They recently gave a world premiere performance of “Songs of Fatherhood ” This set of five pieces represents a collaboration between Southern California based composer David Montoya, poet William
ALBUM REVIEW: The Colorado - Classical KING And just wait until you meet the team behind the music For this one-of-a-kind album, the Grammy Award-winning contemporary vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth breathes life into compositions by Shara Nova, Paola Prestini, Glenn Kotche, William Brittelle, and John Luther Adams
Witches, Myths, and Microtones: The Music of Harry Partch Over the past five years Harry Partch’s orchestra of handmade instruments has become a staple in the Seattle spring concert calendar—among experimental music lovers, at least
A TALK WITH ANONYMOUS 4 - Classical KING by Jill Kimball The whole early music world sighed in sadness earlier this month when Anonymous 4 announced 2015-16 would be the group’s last season together (No
ALBUM REVIEW: Clockworking from Nordic Affect - Classical KING My absolute favorite thing about Clockworking, aside from the fact that every name in the liner notes ends in –dóttir, is that it’s all about women Nordic Affect, the performing ensemble, is a small group of females who play on harpsichord, viola da gamba, and other period instruments
ALBUM REVIEW: David Kechley’s A Sea of Stones - king. org by Brendan Howe David Kechley, indisputably the most technically challenging composer of music for guitar and saxophone, has released his latest three works for the unlikely combination – Points of Departure, Bounce, and the eponymous Sea of Stones Granted, although Kechley was the first to specifically pair the guitar and saxophone together in 1992 with his album, In the Dragon’s Garden
WORLD PREMIERE: DEREK BERMEL’S “DEATH WITH INTERRUPTIONS” - king. org About 22 years ago, the composer Derek Bermel was in Ghana, practicing the xylophone (It’s a long story Just go with it ) “I see this woman walking along, carrying a jug of water on her head, and she’s moving her hips, dancing to the music,” he said